Body Harvest
Reviewed by Jason Puehler
Ok, imagine if you will, That God didn't create man. That all we know about
our existence is a lie. Ok enough of the boring stuff. Humans were planted
on Earth, allowed to expand their lives and now it's DINNER TIME!!!! Does
that sound kind of weird? That's the idea behind Body Harvest. Giant alien
bugs planted humans on Earth and now they have come back to feast. This
game is all about you a Super Soldier Marine, trying to save humanity by
travelling through time and you guessed it, killing big, bad, acid
dripping alien bugs.
Graphics 7 out of 10
The graphics in this game just don't cut it. The houses are basically all
the same. The people look like paper cut-outs running around frantic.
They are the creation of a lazy programmer, bored and decided to make
one person and just change the color of their clothes. The landscape is
beautiful if you like walking around on leafs (makes you feel like you're
in the fourth grade finding maple leafs to trace over). Oh and there is a
really cool feature in this game... you can see inside of people's houses
and other buildings 'cause of more lazy programming. Don't get me wrong,
the graphics are nice.
Music and Sound 6 out of 10
AHHHHH!!! My ears hurt from this game. The music in this game sounds like
a cheap horror movie. The sound picks up and gets kind of freaky as you
approach the alien bugs. The sound effects aren't too bad. They sound like
they are far away instead of in your face. Oh and the music is very
repetitive. The same awful uncreative noises poison this game. If
you play this game may I suggest popping in a CD.
Game Challenge 9 out of 10
Ok this game is HUGE!! it has over 70,000 miles of landscape. Ok it's huge
but there is no real reward for solving nearly impossible puzzles. The
game is basically just about killing alien bugs and that's it. This game
has so many puzzles and you need major problem solving skills and there
are actually 4 difficulty levels...they hid 2 f them. You can access Very
easy by rapidly pressing left on the control stick. Very hard can be found
by pressing right on the control stick repeatedly. I'd stick to very easy and
work your way up.
Game Play-Fun 10 out of 10
Ok I found a way to play this game. Simply hook up your Game Shark and
turn on invincibility, No humans killed, and get your favorite weapons.
Then, blow up everything and anything in sight!!! blow up all your vehicles,
(you can always return to your ship and get them back) kill all the humans,
and destroy all the buildings. You can do this on any difficulty level too.
There are so many ways to play with this game. I suggest my method with
your favorite CD blasting in your ear to hype up the experience.
Frustration
If you use my method for playing Body Harvest you'll have lots of fun
(at least I did) and you can get all your frustration out on these alien bugs.
I can get rather boring after a few hours but you do have the save feature.
The puzzles do get to you after a while but there really is no problem as
long as you don't let the humans die.
Replayability 9 out of 10
Well I can never get bored with this game. There are so many weapons and
vehicles to play with. and the fact that you can get away with not completing
certain missions does add to the replayability of Body Harvest. I am still
playing this game despite the graphics and sound.
Game Value 7 out of 10
OK, If you wanna know if this game was worth the price. Let's just say I got
this game as a Christmas present and my mom and I are still on speaking
terms (laugh). I would definitely recommend this game if you like
"shoot-um ups". I could sit and play this game all day if I didn't have a life.
I highly suggest you check this one out.
Overall 7 out of 10
Body Harvest is a game that requires logical thinking and problem solving
skills. It has something for everyone. It is definitely worth checking out.
If you like RPG-Shooter types, Body Harvest is the game for you. This is
one of those games that people will probably pass over and miss out on
all the fun. I didn't miss it. I'm enjoying it right now.